| Let Them Eat Junk: How Capitalism Creates Hunger And Obesity Contributor(s): Albritton, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745328067 ISBN-13: 9780745328065 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: A thorough explanation of how the capitalist system creates simultaneous hunger and obesity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 338.19 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book to analyses the food industry from a Marxist perspective. Let The Eat Junk argues that the capitalist system, far from delivering on the promise of cheap, nutritious food for all, has created a world where 25% of the world population are over-fed and 25% are hungry. This malnourishment of 50% of the world's population is explained systematically, a refreshing change from accounts that focus on cultural factors and individual greed. Robert Albritton details the economic relations and connections that have put us in a situation of simultaneous oversupply and undersupply of food. This explosive book provides yet more evidence that the human cost of capitalism is much bigger than those in power will admit. |
Contributor Bio(s): Albritton, Robert: - Robert Albritton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at York University, Toronto, Canada. He has published seven books on Marxist theory, including Let Them Eat Junk (Pluto, 2009) and Economics Transformed (Pluto, 2009). |